Echinacea 'Sunny Days Ruby' ~ Monrovia® Sunny Days™ Ruby Echinacea, Coneflower

Echinacea 'Sunny Days Ruby' ~ Monrovia® Sunny Days™ Ruby Echinacea, ConeflowerMonrovia Sunny Days Ruby Echinacea is a compact native perennial with strong freely branching upright stems that do not need staking and gray green foliage. The oversized, lightly fragrant fully double ruby flowers have lower petals with pom pom like center cones and bloom from summer into fall. Thrives in full sun and well drained soils. The double flowers may attract less butterflies and bees, but spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not

Monrovia® Sunny Days Ruby Echinacea is a compact native perennial with strong freely-branching upright stems that do not need staking and gray green foliage. The oversized, lightly fragrant fully double ruby flowers have lower petals with pom-pom like center cones and bloom from summer into fall.  Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils.  The double flowers may attract less butterflies and bees, but spent stems will stay erect and attract birds if not removed.  Drought tolerant.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Susceptible to aster yellows disease and eriophyid mites.  Heat and drought tolerant.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, Native Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Liatris, Baby’s Breath, Salvia

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.